Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Her-bergi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

4 definitions

1 her-bergi

n. (her-byrgi, Gþl. 139, Stj. 204), [A. S. hereberga or herebeorga; Old Engl. herberowe, harbrough, and herber (Chaucer); mod. Engl. harbour, arbour; mid. H. G. herberge; Germ. herberge; Swed. herberge; hence Ital. albergo and Fr. auberge]:—a harbour (prop. ‘host-shelter’):

2 her-bergi

1. an inn; herbergi þar er menn drukku inni, Fb. i. 347: allit., hús ok herbergi, Fms. i. 104, Edda 147 (pref.); var þeim vísat í gesta-hús til herbergis, Edda 60; vera at herbergi (to lodge) í húsum e-s, Clem. 35; taka sér h., to take lodgings, Sks. 31.

3 her-bergi

2. a closet, room, Stj. 1, 204, 520, Fms. xi. 117, Eg. 525; konungs h., a king’s closet, Ó. H. 117, Gþl. 139.

4 her-bergi

COMPDS: herbergismaðr, herbergissveinn.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

her-bergi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "her-bergi" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Ital.: Italian.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
mid. H. G.: Middle High German.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pref.: preface.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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